Advertising device.



4 No. 735,486. PATENTED AUG. 4, 1903.

S.. S. PELS.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

` Immunol; mlm) 00512.13. 1902. No MODEL.

UNITED STATESK Patented August 4, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

ADVERTISING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent N o. 735,486, dated August4, 1903.

Application filed October 13, `1902. Serial No. 127.093. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern,.-

Beit known that I, SAMUEL S. EELS, a citizen of the United States,residingin Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented an ImprovedAdvertising Device, of which the following is aspecication.

My invention relates to cards, stands, or

`supports for the purpose of displaying printed advertisements relatingto articles of merchandise and ,it consists of a special device of thischaracter adapted to be readily knocked' down `for shipment and having aself-com` tained base.

My invention is fully illustrated in the ac-` companying drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a View of the supporting-frame foldedand ready fortransportation. Fig. 2 is a View of said supporting-frame in positionfor use, and Figs. 3 and 4 are views illustrating modifications of thesupporting-frame' forming the subject of my invention.

The advertising-frame which I have de. vised is especially applicablefor use in stores and may be ofsuch size as to be placed upon thecounter or upon'the door of the stores, and may even be employed upontheside- Walk. v

My improved frame or support is preferably made of heavy pasteboard,although I do not wish to limit myself to a frame made of this material,as it may be made of sheet metal and in some instances of Wood.

As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the improvedA invention consists of thepieces 1 and2, ar-v ranged back to back, as shown, which pieces arepreferably sewed or otherwise fastened at one end on the line a: fr. Oneportion of the structure formed-by these pieces is apertured at 3, andthecharacter of the fastening provides a pockets, into which a cardcarrying advertisements, such as illustrated at 5 in Fig. 2, may beslipped. The opposite ends of the pieces l and 2 are adapted to be benton the line 1/ y, the bent portion of the piece l forming the base-piece6,having slots 7, and thebent portion of the piece 2 forming thebase-section 8, having the projecting ears 9, adapted to enter the slots7 of the base-piece 6 when the frame is in the position shown in l-shownin Fig. 3.

Fig. 2. The lower portion of the frame Will present the appearanceillustrated in Fig. 2 when the base-sections are bent on the` line y yand the projecting clips 9, engaged in the slots 7. By this `means anenlarged base is provided which gives the frame or support a substantialand stable support.

In Fig. 3 I have illustratedaform of` structure in which a double baseis provided,one of Which bases may form a top 10. In this instance theside pieces l and 2 are sevved or otherwise secured together on the linearf and the access to the pocket et", which is thereby provided, isreached at the end of the sup- I yport instead of at the top. Themembers Sa completely form the top and base, and these members areprovided with the projecting pieces 9a, which enter slots formed in theother bent-over portions 7a. The structure shown in Fig. 3 may beflattened out. for 'transportation in substantially the same manner asthe structure illustrated in Fig. l;

AIn Fig. 4 I have shown a modification of the form of frame shown inFig. 2, in which the whole support or frame is made of a single piece ofmaterial which isvbent at the top on the line y2. In this structure thepocket 4b for the reception of the card 5 isfrlentered at the end in amanner similar to the pocket In other respects this frame or support issubstantially similar to the one illustrated in Fig. 2, thesinglepieceof material comprising the said frame being sewed on the lines x2, andthe base-sections 6 and S provided, the latter having tabs orprojections 9, which enter slots 7 in the sections 6. In some instancesthe pockets may be omitted andthe full space of the card left for anycharacter of advertisement or picture. y

The improved frame forming the subject of my invention is intended foradvertising purposes and may contain' onits body the cards or otheradvertising matter of the `dealers of a particular line of goods, and inthe pockets formed in such frame special cards containing advertisingmatter of the retail dealers may be placed.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent- IOO l. A frame or support made of bent and foldedmaterial joined together at one portion to form a two-ply section andcarrying interlocking ends, said ends adapted to form a supporting-base.

2. A frame or support made of bent and folded material joined togetherat one end to form a two-ply portion, and having interlocking sectionsat the other end, said sections adapted to form a supporting-base.

3. A frame or support made of a single piece of material bent at or nearthe center of the same and joined together at one end to form a two-plyportion, 'and having free sections at the opposite end, said sectionsadapted to be spread and locked together to form a supporting-base.

4. The combination in a frame or support, of the apertured two-plysection, means for securing the plies of said section together to,

of the two-ply section, means for securing said section together at oneend of the structure, said section having an aperture therein, securingmeans for the same forming a pocket for the reception of a card to bedisplayed through said aperture, and interlocking members carried at theopposite end of the frame or support, said members being spread to formasupporting-base when locked together.

6. vThe combination in a supporting-frame, of the two-ply section, meansfor securing said section together at one end, said section having anaperture therein, and said securing means forming a pocket between theplies for the reception of a card to be shown through said aperture, andprojecting ends carried by said frame and having interlocking means,said ends, when locked together adapted to spread and form asupportingbase.

7. The combination in asupporting-f'rame, of a piece of material bent ator near the center and secured together to form a two-ply section, saidstructure having an aperture, fastening means adjacent to said aperture,said fastening means providing a pocket between the plies of thematerial for the reception of a card to be shown through the aperture,ends carried by said frame and projecting beyond the folded and securedportion, and interlocking means carried by said ends, said ends beingspread apart when they are secured together forming a supportingbase forthe structure. n

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing Witnesses.

SAMUEL S. FELS.

Witnesses:

MURRAY C. BOYER, J os. H. KLEIN.

